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Sterile processing technician salary in Washington

Open sterile processing technician jobs in Washington post a median of $31 an hour, the middle half $30–$33.25 (about $64,500 a year full time), $4.25 above the national posted median. From 19 jobs at 8 employers that state their pay.

$31
Median posted /hr
$30–$33
Middle half /hr
$64,500
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$28.28
BLS median in WA
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Sterile processing technician jobs in Washington · Sterile processing technician pay nationwide

What sterile processing technicians are paid in Washington

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 19 open jobs in Washington. Lowest posted $16.14, highest $45.96.

Posted on open jobs in Washington

$30–$33.25/hr

Middle half of 14 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $31. 95% of the 20 open sterile processing technician jobs in Washington state an hourly rate.

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Sterile processing technician pay by town in Washington

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Seattle$35.50$18–$45.846 (4)
Tacoma$31.25$18.51–$45.963 (3)
Spokane$27.50$22.03–$32.943 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Sterile processing technician pay by employer in Washington

What each employer posts for sterile processing technicians here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
MultiCare Health System$27.50$22.03–$45.966
CommonSpirit Health$38.50$18.51–$45.843
UW Medicine$40$40.052
Kaiser Permanente$31.50$25.07–$38.122
Providence$30.75$16.14–$45.712
UnitedHealth Group$25$18–$322
Snoqualmie Valley Health$33.25$25.64–$40.741
Legacy Health$30$24.60–$35.171

Median of each employer's jobs in Washington (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for sterile processing technicians nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open sterile processing technician jobs in Washington

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in Washington

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Washington. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Medical Equipment Preparers (31-9093)$19.81 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)$22.81 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)$28.28 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)$30.63 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)$38.41 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)1,670 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Sterile processing technician salary in Washington: common questions

How much does a sterile processing technician make in Washington?

Open sterile processing technician jobs in Washington that state an hourly rate post a median of $31, the middle half $30–$33.25 (19 jobs from 8 employers). Full time that is about $64,500 a year. BLS measured a median of $28.28/hr ($58,830 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Washington (May 2025).

Where in Washington do sterile processing technicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Seattle ($35.50), Tacoma ($31.25) and Spokane ($27.50). The town table lists 3.

Which employers in Washington pay sterile processing technicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: CommonSpirit Health ($38.50) and MultiCare Health System ($27.50).

How does Washington compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Washington ($31) is $4.25 above the national posted median of $26.75. In the BLS survey Washington ranks 2 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 19 of 20 open sterile processing technician jobs in Washington (95%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Sterile processing technician pay in other states

Sterile processing technician salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Equipment Preparers (SOC 31-9093), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Equipment Preparers, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Equipment Preparers by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Sterile processing technician salary in Washington. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/sterile-processing-technician/washington

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